St. Albert’s Downtown Dine and Shop Week offers discounts and special menus

A week-long culinary and retail event is underway in downtown St. Albert that organizers say consists of exclusive promotions, new menus and entertainment.

Exclusive promotions, special menus and a discounted shopping experience is taking over downtown St. Albert as the first day of Dine and Shop Week kicks off.

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Alena Brown, the vice-president of the Downtown Business Association, spoke to CTV News Edmonton about what shoppers can expect when coming to Perron Street in St. Albert.

“(It’s) a way for some of the downtown businesses to showcase some of their featured specials,” Brown said Monday. “We really want people to come down and see the businesses that are downtown.”

Downtown Dine and Shop Week is the first event put on by St. Albert’s Downtown Business Association.

“We’ve come together (and) tried to look at what kind of things could bring more people downtown … As it stands right now, downtown St. Albert isn’t as lively as we’d like it to be, so we want to share the really awesome businesses that are downtown here,” said Brown.

The organization is hoping to have a summer and a winter event in the near future, with long-term goals of turning downtown St. Albert into a lively entertainment district.

For a full list of shops offering discounts or for more information, head to the St. Albert Downtown Business Association’s website.

Downtown Dine and Shop Week will run until Saturday, with live performances and family-friendly activities to close out the event.